Senko/ Senko clone- colors

[Ole the Guide]

FM er's,

I thought I'd throw this out to you.

What are your three favorite colors when throwing a senko or senko clone?

Here's mine:

1. salt and pepper

2. black

3. baby bass

Ole

[OnTheWater]

Oh you are missing the best ones!

1. Black w/Blue fk.

2. Pumpkinseed

3. Watermelon w/ Red fk.

*Red shad comes in at a close 4th.

[Mr. Pike1]

In no paticular order my preferences are as follows:

009 - Red w/ lg red 4" $ 5.98

020 - Black 5" $ 5.98

020 - Black 4" $ 5.98

021 - Black w/ lg blue 4" $ 5.98

021 - Black w/ lg blue 5" $ 5.98

031 - Blue Pearl w/ lg silver 5" $ 5.98

031 - Blue Pearl w/ lg silver 4" $ 5.98

031 - Blue Pearl w/ lg silver 4" $ 5.98

036 - Cream White 4" $ 5.98

036 - Cream White 5" $ 5.98

042 - Watermelon 5" $ 5.98

042 - Watermelon 4" $ 5.98

042J - Classic Watermelon 4" $ 5.98

042J - Classic Watermelon 5" $ 5.98

051 - Black w/ small red 5" $ 5.98

150 - Smoke w/ lg black 5" $ 5.98

150 - Smoke w/ lg black 4" $ 5.98

156 - Chartreuse w/ lg black 5" $ 5.98

157 - Smoke w/ lg black & purple 4" $ 5.98

157 - Smoke w/ lg black & purple 5" $ 5.98

159 - Blue Black w/ lg chartreuse 4" $ 5.98

159 - Blue Black w/ lg chartreuse 5" $ 5.98

167 - Motoroil w/ lg red 5" $ 5.98

169 - Chartreuse w/ lg chartreuse & lg green 4" $ 5.98

176 - Cinnamon (brown) w/ lg black 5" $ 5.98

177 - Smoke w/ lg black & lg silver 4 $ 5.98

177 - Smoke w/ lg black & lg silver 5" $ 5.98

194 - Watermelon w/ lg black 5" $ 5.98

194 - Watermelon w/ lg black 4" $ 5.98

194J - Classic Fading Watermelon w/ lg black 4" $ 5.98

194J - Classic Fading Watermelon w/ lg black 5" $ 5.98

196 - Pumpkin (Orange) w/ lg black & sm green 4" $ 5.98

196 - Pumpkin (Orange) w/ lg black & sm green 5" $ 5.98

197 - Clear w/ lg black & sm red 5" $ 5.98

208 - Watermelon w/ lg black & sm red 5" $ 5.98

208 - Watermelon w/ lg black & sm red 4" $ 5.98

213 - Junebug 4" $ 5.98

213 - Junebug 5" $ 5.98

214 - Smoke w/ lg black, blue & sm gold 5" $ 5.98

215 - Cinnamon Red (red brown) w/ sm blue 5" $ 5.98

219 - Mauve w/ lg black 4" $ 5.98

221 - Cinnamon (brown) w/ lg black & lg purple 5" $ 5.98

222 - Watermelon w/ lg red & green 5" $ 5.98

222 - Watermelon w/ lg red & green 4" $ 5.98

229 - Bubblegum 4" $ 5.98

229 - Bubblegum 5" $ 5.98

231 - Plum w/ small emerald 5" $ 5.98

234 - Purple Pearl w/ small blue 4" $ 5.98

234 - Purple Pearl w/ small blue 5" $ 5.98

236 - Smoke Rootbeer w/ sm green & copper 5" $ 5.98

236 - Smoke Rootbeer w/ sm green & copper 4" $ 5.98

237 - Daiquiri w/ lg black & sm hologram 4" $ 5.98

237 - Daiquiri w/ lg black & sm hologram 5" $ 5.98

238 - Smoke w/ lg black & sm hologram 5" $ 5.98

238 - Smoke w/ lg black & sm hologram 4" $ 5.98

239 - Blue Pearl w/ lg black & hologram 4" $ 5.98

239 - Blue Pearl w/ lg black & hologram 5" $ 5.98

240 - Smoke Pearl Blue 5" $ 5.98

240 - Smoke Pearl Blue 4" $ 5.98

241 - Cinnamon Brown 4" $ 5.98

241 - Cinnamon Brown 5" $ 5.98

284 - Rootbeer w/ lg red & sm gold 5" $ 5.98

284 - Rootbeer w/ lg red & sm gold 5" $ 5.98

286 - Dark Orange Brown w/ lg black 4" $ 5.98

286 - Dark Orange Brown w/ lg black 5" $ 5.98

297 - Green Pumpkin w/ lg black 4" $ 5.98

297 - Green Pumpkin w/ lg black 5" $ 5.98

300 - Pearl Gold 5" $ 5.98

300 - Pearl Gold 4" $ 5.98

301 - Green Pumpkin w/ lg green & lg purple 4" $ 5.98

301 - Green Pumpkin w/ lg green & lg purple 5" $ 5.98

302 - Red w/lg black & lg red 5" $ 5.98

303 - Pearl w/Gold & Black 5" $ 5.98

303 - Pearl w/Gold & Black 4" $ 5.98

323 - Watermelon (194J) w/ black & sm gold 4" $ 5.98

323 - Watermelon (194J) w/ black & sm gold 5" $ 5.98

324 - Watermelon (194J) w/ lg green flake 4" $ 5.98

324 - Watermelon (194J) w/ lg green flake 5" $ 5.98

325 - Oxblood 5" $ 5.98

328 - Fading Watermelon w/Blue 5" $ 5.98

329 - Fading Watermelon w/Purple 5" $ 5.98

330 - Green Pumpkin w/ Purple & sm Copper 5" $ 5.98

900 - Red Shad (Red & Black Laminate) 5 $ 6.49

900 - Red Shad (Red & Black Laminate) 4" $ 6.49

901 - Watermelon & White Laminate 4" $ 6.49

901 - Watermelon & White Laminate 5" $ 6.49

904 - Blue & Black Laminate 5" $ 6.49

904 - Blue & Black Laminate 4" $ 6.49

905 - Clear w/ Gold, Silver & Black 4" $ 6.49

905 - Clear w/ Gold, Silver & Black 5" $ 6.49

906 - Watermelon & Lemon Laminate 5" $ 6.49

906 - Watermelon & Lemon Laminate 4" $ 6.49

908 - Rainbow Trout 4" $ 6.49

908 - Rainbow Trout 5" $ 6.49

912 - Green Pumpkin & Watermelon Laminate 4" $ 6.49

912 - Green Pumpkin & Watermelon Laminate 5" $ 6.49

913 - Green Pumpkin w/ Chartreuse Tail 5" $ 6.49

914 - Watermelon Amber w/ Black Tail 5" $ 6.49

918 - Peanut Butter & Jelly

Laminate 5" $ 6.49

921 - Brown Purple 5" $ 6.49

922 - Black Red w/Silver 5" $ 6.49

925 - Green Pumpkin w/Red flake/Fading Watermelon 5" $ 6.49

925 - Green Pumpkin w/Red flake/Fading Watermelon 4" $ 6.49

926 - Dark Green Pumpkin/Trans Amber/Blk Flk 4" $ 6.49

926 - Dark Green Pumpkin/Trans Amber/Blk Flk 5" $ 6.49

927 - Threadfin Shad 5" $ 6.49

927 - Threadfin Shad

[OnTheWater]

what the... ? Are you trying to start a FM catalog service for senko's? If so, I'd like #021.

[Oldtyme]

My favorite is the watermelon w/ red & black flake. (208)

Why? Because it's the only color I have so far.

[Captain B.R.K]

I'm a big believer in

1. Watermelon/cream 5"

2. Black w/blue lamanent 5"

3. Black w/ red fleck 5"

My top 3 producing senko's.

[Mark Christianson]

I sure shutter at those prices on Mr Pikes post.

I bet those are for a bag of 10 of the originals...

Yikes.

I stopped and got a couple hundred at Christophersons in Alex this weekend for a whopping 30 bucks.

[bassn1]

Any color is good as long as it's black...

[Slyster]

I have had amazing success on (1) bubblegum color! (See my avatar).. crazy.. Maybe in real clear water.. this can be seen the furthest I don't know.

also (2) watermelon green is good... and (3) Salt and pepper too.

[Ole the Guide]

This is interesting! Thanks for the input. At $6 bucks a bag (for senkos) who wants to buy a bad color? Or is there a bad color?

Not according to the earlier post! Ha!

I just tried the Exude comida and they are fantastic!

You know the add "I'm thinking Arby's" well "I'm thinking Comida"!

Keep em' coming!

Ole

[ZOKU]

I want some Comida's!!

My faves:

1. Black w/Red Fleck

2. Watermelon w/Red Fleck

3. Junebug!!!

[Mr. Pike1]

No selling from Mr. Pike. Just copied a listing of all the colors I was aware of. Neglected to pull the pricing. I am sure color plays a factor with the Senko but believe it is more the slow falling action that triggers that hit. I am sure other imitations work but I am stuck on the orginal...

[Deitz Dittrich]

I'll play this game... Luckily I am on the MR Twister Prostaff so I have quite a few of the comida... My top 3 are

#1 Junebug!

#2 Watermellonseed Red flake

#3 Salt N Pepper.(white with black flake)

[FishinBill]

can I buy some comidas off you deitz?!

[Deitz Dittrich]

Fish Bill- I wish I had enough to start selling them.. My goal is to get them in enough stores. Like I said before, I have an e-mail into the regional sales rep for this area to tell me which stores have or will have in stock.

[TonkaBass]

Fav colors:

-watermelon

-white

-black/blue

[Oldtyme]

I want to add a second favorite color!!

#239 Blue Pearl w/ black & hologram(hologram?)

As mentioned earlier I said I had 208 watermelon /red & black & I wanted something on the other end of the color spectrum. My local store didn't have anything chartreuse so I opted for these. Why? Because the lake I go too has lots of what I'd call "shiners" (pesky little silver things that will strip a cricket off a hook without getting itself caught )

Lucky me gets to go fishing again tommorow. We (Indiana) finally have a cold front coming through & is only supposed to get high 70's (what a relief, I hope this doesn't turn off the fish though)

[Lunker]

My number one senko choice is...I can't remember the color. It's in the baby senkos(4 inches) and it's half green half white running the long way. This color has been dynamite for me. Unfortunately they don't make the imitations in that color, so I go for some of the other green patterns.

[st.crioxfishin]

Lunker,

I have bought that white/green color before in the YUM brand, from gander mtn. Your right, they are a great color!

My favs.

black/blue laminate

cotton candy (clear pink with diff. color flakes)

green/white

[Derrik]

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My number one senko choice is...I can't remember the color. It's in the baby senkos(4 inches) and it's half green half white running the long way. This color has been dynamite for me. Unfortunately they don't make the imitations in that color, so I go for some of the other green patterns.

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Are you referring to the Watermelon/Cream laminate? I've never really used that color but I have a friend that swears by it.

[Oldtyme]

Well today the watermelon w/ r&b flake(208) was the "hot" bait.

While I didn't catch size I did catch numbers.

They (bass) weren't as interested in the pearl/black flake but the rock bass sure did like them. One little guy(5 inches) had the entire senko stuffed in his mouth.

Also, I've read a lot of people talking about deep hooked fish using the senko...it's just not happening for me. All fish (except for one) was lip hooked. The one started to swallow the hook but thanks to the new technique I learned in "open water" it was simple to get out.

(oh. & I've been using the 4inch senko w/ a 2/0 EWG Gammy hook)

Wish I would of started fishing bass a long time ago. They are fun to catch (and release )

[Ole the Guide]

Sounds like I better get to the store and buy me some watermelon/ pearl laminated senkos. I've used them before and I must have ran out! HHHmmmm????? I wonder why!

Ole

[Oldtyme]

I've had good luck with the durability (if you want to call it that) of the senko today. I got about 8 fish with one today & then just flipped it around & hooked it starting at the smaller end. It still had the same horizontal action on the fall. (rigging the weightless method)

But other times it's been 1 fish 1 worm. Sometimes when I pull them out of the water, there was no worm left...

Oh well. If I want to complain about something it'd be the cost to get TOO the lake, not the cost of the bait.

Back on topic: No one has mentioned any kind of chartreuse... usually that's a hot color. It was even mentioned in the "colors" video available at their site.

Anyone?

[Captain B.R.K]

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My number one senko choice is...I can't remember the color. It's in the baby senkos(4 inches) and it's half green half white running the long way. This color has been dynamite for me. Unfortunately they don't make the imitations in that color, so I go for some of the other green patterns.

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Are you referring to the Watermelon/Cream laminate? I've never really used that color but I have a friend that swears by it.

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I use the watermelon/cream and have done phenominal with it!

[luckycrank]

I'M WITH MRPIKE 1

THERE ARE NOT BAD COLORS JUST SOME ARE BETTER AT CERTAIN TIMES THAN OTHERS.

"YOU'LL KNOW WHEN YOU GET IT RIGHT"